Antonio Ferrer joined the University of Valencia in 1992 with a research fellowship in the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, where he has developed his academic career. His research focuses on two main areas: the intersection of technology, education and disability, and the design of psycholinguistic assessment instruments.

Between 1995 and 2003, within the Research Unit Acceso, he took part in projects funded by the European Social Fund that promoted the establishment of the student disability support service at the University of Valencia and the development of adaptation materials for psychoeducational assessment and for improving reading comprehension in individuals with prelingual profound deafness. In 2009, he joined the research group Psicotext, specialized in reading studies, collaborating on projects that led to the creation of two intelligent tutors for reading comprehension training. Subsequently, with the creation of ERI Lectura, he became a member of the Atypical group, focused on language and reading development in clinical populations (primarily intellectual disability, deafness, and ASD).

His teaching has been mainly related to neurodevelopmental disorders, special educational needs, and speech and language therapy, with experience in the training of teachers, psychologists, and speech therapists. He is also involved in postgraduate education, contributing to the master’s programs in special education and in speech and language intervention. He began his teaching career in 1995 as an assistant lecturer in a university school, and in 2000 obtained the position of Associate Professor.

In the field of academic management, he has served as director of the departmental section of developmental and educational psychology at the University School of Teacher Training Ausiàs March, secretary of the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, vice-dean of studies at the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy of the University of Valencia, and dean of this Faculty since March 2021. Since May 2023, he has been President of the Conference of Deans of Psychology of Spanish Universities.